Patrick Radden Keefe
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of FX series Say Nothing, now streaming on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
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Happy to announce I'll be in conversation with Patrick Radden Keefe on Thursday April 16th, at 7:30pm here in Chicago. We'll be talking about his latest, the spellbinding LONDON FALLING!
Tickets are at the link in my bio!
Tickets are at the link in my bio!
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Happy to announce I'll be in conversation with Patrick Radden Keefe on Thursday April 16th, at 7:30pm here in Chicago. We'll be talking about his latest, the spellbinding LONDON FALLING!
Tickets are at the link in my bio!
Tickets are at the link in my bio!
Ireland/UK: I'm coming your way on book tour this May. Dates below. These are mostly ticketed events so if you'd like to come please sort tickets in advance. And please come! I'll also be back in Ireland in June, will post those dates once finalized. @picadorbooks.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Ireland/UK: I'm coming your way on book tour this May. Dates below. These are mostly ticketed events so if you'd like to come please sort tickets in advance. And please come! I'll also be back in Ireland in June, will post those dates once finalized. @picadorbooks.bsky.social
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
For anyone who believes that Americans dying of overdoses is anything but a convenient pretext to these ghouls. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Trump Cuts $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
For anyone who believes that Americans dying of overdoses is anything but a convenient pretext to these ghouls. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
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For me, it's the agent (hand on his gun, poised to shoot an innocent person) arguing "you don't even know her." Because isn't that just it? The fundamental difference between good and evil, right there. These agents speak so honestly when they're frustrated (and they're always frustrated).
Watch this video. As a short film it's got the heart attack urgency of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. But as a record of this awful moment, it captures so much: the absurdity, cruelty and horror -- but also the compassion and humanity, and the essential brave resistance I can only hope will see us through this.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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January 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
For me, it's the agent (hand on his gun, poised to shoot an innocent person) arguing "you don't even know her." Because isn't that just it? The fundamental difference between good and evil, right there. These agents speak so honestly when they're frustrated (and they're always frustrated).
Watch this video. As a short film it's got the heart attack urgency of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. But as a record of this awful moment, it captures so much: the absurdity, cruelty and horror -- but also the compassion and humanity, and the essential brave resistance I can only hope will see us through this.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Watch this video. As a short film it's got the heart attack urgency of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. But as a record of this awful moment, it captures so much: the absurdity, cruelty and horror -- but also the compassion and humanity, and the essential brave resistance I can only hope will see us through this.
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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“Loving,” “affectionate,” “compassionate,” “peaceful”: Renee Nicole Good was many things that the officials demonizing her, and the administration responsible for her death, are not. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“Loving,” “affectionate,” “compassionate,” “peaceful”: Renee Nicole Good was many things that the officials demonizing her, and the administration responsible for her death, are not. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
As if there's not enough to be upset about right now, I finally showed my kids Broadcast News last night and one of them promptly fell asleep while the other, possibly to troll me, started vocally rooting for William Hurt.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
As if there's not enough to be upset about right now, I finally showed my kids Broadcast News last night and one of them promptly fell asleep while the other, possibly to troll me, started vocally rooting for William Hurt.
Ian Parker on Pete Navarro is every bit as elegantly savage as you would hope. A profile in hack politics for the ages.
Peter Navarro, Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man
The tariff cheerleader established a template of performative sycophancy for Trump Administration officials. Now that this is everyone’s top priority, where does that leave him? Ian Parker on a lonely...
www.newyorker.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ian Parker on Pete Navarro is every bit as elegantly savage as you would hope. A profile in hack politics for the ages.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
It's like he learned English by reading only Zagat's guides
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's like he learned English by reading only Zagat's guides
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Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
Re-watched "The Beat My Heart Skipped" which led me back to "Fingers" (1978) and the original trailer which promises "Fingers ... will touch you." Simpler times!
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Re-watched "The Beat My Heart Skipped" which led me back to "Fingers" (1978) and the original trailer which promises "Fingers ... will touch you." Simpler times!
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I bet he can pronounce it now
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I bet he can pronounce it now
Philippe Sands has written a terrific (and terrifically well timed) new book on the subject of impunity, and I'm going to be interviewing him about it next week at @92ndstreety.bsky.social. Come! @philippesands.bsky.social www.92ny.org/event/philip...
www.92ny.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Philippe Sands has written a terrific (and terrifically well timed) new book on the subject of impunity, and I'm going to be interviewing him about it next week at @92ndstreety.bsky.social. Come! @philippesands.bsky.social www.92ny.org/event/philip...
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Now available at @acappellabooks.bsky.social:
www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/...
Intro by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #AnthonyBourdain
www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/...
Intro by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #AnthonyBourdain
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Now available at @acappellabooks.bsky.social:
www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/...
Intro by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #AnthonyBourdain
www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/...
Intro by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #AnthonyBourdain
With apologies for more talk about a book that isn't out til the Spring ... I'm partnering with the wonderful indy bookshop Three Lives to handle orders for signed copies of LONDON FALLING in the US (slightly different setup in the UK about which more soon).
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
With apologies for more talk about a book that isn't out til the Spring ... I'm partnering with the wonderful indy bookshop Three Lives to handle orders for signed copies of LONDON FALLING in the US (slightly different setup in the UK about which more soon).
Two new job postings at the terrific org my wife runs, @thesentryorg.bsky.social, both of which might appeal to journalists who are looking to transition to an adjacent sector, or to social media/video/comms/editorial folks with interest in investigative work 1) thesentry.org/jobs/directo...
Job Listing: Director of Multimedia and Strategic Communications - The Sentry
Director of Multimedia and Strategic Communications Location: Remote Full-time Salary Range: $130,000-160,000 Reports to: Executive Director Position Overview The Sentry is seeking an innovative and...
thesentry.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Two new job postings at the terrific org my wife runs, @thesentryorg.bsky.social, both of which might appeal to journalists who are looking to transition to an adjacent sector, or to social media/video/comms/editorial folks with interest in investigative work 1) thesentry.org/jobs/directo...
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Last night I watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and was fairly blown away by how prescient it feels in capturing the encroaching dystopia of this moment in American history.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last night I watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and was fairly blown away by how prescient it feels in capturing the encroaching dystopia of this moment in American history.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.